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The UK Health & Protection Awards 2022 Winners
The winners of the UK Health & Protection Awards 2022 have been announced at a glittering ceremony at the London Hilton Park Lane. More than 700 advisers, insurers and other representatives gathered...
Read moreBenenden Health opens to intermediaries with corporate healthcare market entry
Benenden Health is opening to intermediaries with its launch into the corporate health insurance market. Services offered as part of Benenden Healthcare for Business include private medical diagnostics and private medical treatment...
Read moreTell us the PMI and protection insurers who deliver five-star service to you
Health & Protection wants advisers’ views on the service you receive from insurance providers and you'll earn £25. Tell us which health and protection insurers have the most knowledgeable staff. Who goes...
Read moreFCA to review boundary between advice and guidance
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is reviewing the boundary between regulated financial advice and guidance across the sector. FCA executive director for markets Sarah Pritchard announced the move which could have a...
Read moreWho do you rate highly? Have your say on health and protection provider service
Health & Protection wants advisers’ views on the service you receive from insurance providers. Tell us which health and protection insurers have the most knowledgeable staff. Who goes above and beyond to...
Read moreScottish Widows examining adviser panel for loaded premiums, IP launch next year and annual statements under review – Rose St Louis interview
Scottish Widows is deciding which advisers that use loaded premiums it will work with and believes insurers will be increasing due diligence of intermediaries on the subject. Lloyds Banking Group protection director...
Read moreAffordable guided care policies driving PMI boom – Sawyer
NHS backlogs, extended waiting lists and long queues at A&E – all worsened by the pandemic – are prompting more people than ever to turn to private healthcare. Whether it has been...
Read moreSerial health insurance fraudster jailed after using grandmother’s account to pocket £24k from 130 false cash plan claims
A serial health insurance fraudster has been jailed for a year after submitting more than 130 claims worth £24,000 to multiple insurers under nine different names that seemingly targeted cash plan providers....
Read moreConsumer Duty did not explicitly ban loaded premiums, but it may as well have – Müdd
I have heard the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Consumer Duty described in many ways. This ranges from “unnecessary meddling”, to which I do not subscribe, to the “Retail Distribution Review mark II...
Read moreBupa adds 150,000 customers, reorganises IPMI business and ups premiums
Bupa has added 150,000 customers across UK its private medical insurance (PMI), health trusts, dental and cash plans products in 2022. Meanwhile the Bupa Global international PMI business has returned to profitability...
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Pressure on protection insurers as cancer incidence and survival rise – analysis
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McLean moves to Axa Health as senior propositions manager from Cigna
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Growing insurance provision to help fix social care requires collaboration, incentives and cross-channel thinking – analysis
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Why the US healthcare system is so complicated: A practical guide for global employers – UnitedHealthcare Global
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Most Brits including lower earners open to private healthcare – PHIN
